Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary

Alabama Daily Auction Summary, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 6, 2022

6,315 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Alabama Daily Cattle Auction Summary report →

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.34/cwt ≈ $1,062/hd at 620 lb · 161 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $173.66/cwt +4.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,089/hd at 627 lb · 156 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.40/cwt +1.06 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 525 lb · 104 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,315	2,976	5,812
Feeder cattle	5,130	2,317	4,822
Slaughter cattle	932	467	787
Replacement cattle	253	192	203

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold uneven, mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	329	9	196.00–215.00	$201.90	$664	-17.68
360–395	381	9	190.00–212.00	$200.72	$765	+6.25
405–445	420	12	185.00–207.00	$195.05	$819	+0.70
450–495	474	43	177.00–190.00	$181.79	$862	+0.92
500–545	519	51	160.00–185.00	$177.73	$922	-0.12
536 value added	536	16	180.00	$180.00	$965	—
556 value added	556	11	178.00	$178.00	$990	—
550–595	586	69	168.00–176.00	$173.68	$1,018	+2.18
612–643	626	81	152.00–171.50	$167.14	$1,046	-1.82
627–628 value added	628	74	171.00–183.25	$181.10	$1,137	—
630 fancy	630	1	152.00	$152.00	$958	—
650–685	660	22	146.00–166.00	$159.46	$1,052	+6.21
660 value added	660	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,115	+1.50
704–742	727	60	140.00–159.00	$150.48	$1,094	+1.48
744 value added	744	6	161.00	$161.00	$1,198	—
760–785	773	2	145.00–150.00	$147.54	$1,140	+5.54
855	855	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,240	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
616–624	620	161	164.50–178.00	$171.34	$1,062	—
676–695	678	81	154.50–175.00	$172.92	$1,172	—
803	803	64	166.50	$166.50	$1,337	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	200.00	$200.00	$580	—
301–345	320	11	190.00–219.00	$200.22	$641	+12.22
350–395	369	22	180.00–207.50	$193.26	$713	+7.52
405–445	430	36	175.00–189.00	$184.66	$794	-1.79
463–490	466	39	168.00–181.00	$178.62	$832	+1.15
503–540	519	19	155.00–175.00	$168.81	$876	+2.66
555–585	577	26	158.00–168.00	$162.12	$935	—
600–631	621	59	150.00–162.00	$157.54	$978	-0.69
655–695	673	10	140.00–153.00	$147.10	$990	+1.82
705–745	722	5	136.00–145.00	$140.60	$1,015	-1.05
760–785	776	6	134.00–147.00	$140.52	$1,090	-1.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	321	5	182.00–192.00	$186.62	$599	—
355–395	366	11	170.00–180.00	$178.57	$654	+6.73
435–440	436	4	163.00–177.00	$172.25	$751	+4.93
545	545	1	150.00	$150.00	$818	-6.00
555–595	577	7	145.00–157.00	$150.97	$871	+1.49
640	640	1	135.00	$135.00	$864	—
705	705	1	140.00	$140.00	$987	+10.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	10	186.00	$186.00	$701	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	325	3	152.00–170.00	$159.72	$519	-4.95
364–395	379	16	155.00–172.00	$166.43	$631	+2.60
400–435	414	28	159.00–167.00	$161.70	$669	+3.24
410–419 fancy	418	7	170.00–190.00	$187.20	$782	—
455–485	468	24	146.00–167.00	$157.02	$735	+2.65
470 value added	470	5	172.00	$172.00	$808	—
507 fancy	507	3	165.00	$165.00	$837	-23.73
500–545	521	56	143.00–162.00	$154.20	$803	+4.94
519–548 value added	531	45	165.00–170.00	$167.82	$891	+5.82
555–575 fancy	567	5	152.00–159.00	$156.59	$888	—
550–591	571	59	137.00–156.00	$150.23	$858	+2.58
559–594 value added	589	31	156.00–164.50	$163.46	$963	+5.98
600–630 fancy	611	23	155.00–158.00	$157.82	$964	—
600–645	632	46	137.00–149.00	$143.98	$910	-1.58
642 value added	642	5	159.00	$159.00	$1,021	+9.56
665–666 fancy	666	16	153.00–153.50	$153.47	$1,022	—
667 value added	667	22	152.00	$152.00	$1,014	—
650–695	676	21	133.00–146.00	$140.34	$949	+4.43
715–745	730	17	131.00–143.00	$136.72	$998	+1.06
775–795	780	4	125.00–138.00	$131.99	$1,030	+1.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	287	5	150.00–168.00	$160.75	$461	-7.25
300–345	317	20	146.00–177.00	$159.43	$505	+0.49
350–390	367	23	147.00–170.00	$156.40	$574	-3.29
400–445	427	48	144.00–166.00	$153.06	$654	-0.25
450–485	471	53	139.00–160.00	$148.79	$701	-0.48
500–540	520	48	135.00–152.00	$145.17	$755	+0.85
555–592	575	46	128.00–146.00	$142.18	$818	+2.83
605–645	627	8	130.00–142.00	$138.29	$867	+7.60
655–670	663	3	125.00–134.00	$128.96	$855	+4.63
700	700	1	120.00	$120.00	$840	-2.32

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	32	186.00	$186.00	$790	—
543	543	66	169.00	$169.00	$918	—
557	557	58	157.50	$157.50	$877	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	331	10	142.00–165.00	$148.85	$493	-7.15
360–390	377	12	139.00–160.00	$145.78	$550	-6.22
405–445	428	15	138.00–156.00	$143.47	$614	+0.10
460–495	472	10	136.00–151.00	$142.99	$675	+7.15
505–545	521	19	130.00–145.00	$137.60	$717	-2.63
555–580	572	7	130.00–140.00	$135.03	$772	—
605	605	4	120.00	$120.00	$726	-4.10
740–745	743	2	115.00–116.00	$115.50	$858	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	263	2	192.00–194.00	$193.05	$508	—
305–345	329	7	184.00–210.00	$193.90	$638	-0.14
365–395	379	14	174.00–205.00	$184.39	$699	-6.67
410–445	429	22	168.00–192.00	$178.30	$765	+1.06
450–495	476	30	160.00–172.50	$167.43	$797	-0.19
510–545	527	27	144.00–162.00	$156.29	$824	+1.02
552–595	576	29	130.00–157.00	$150.01	$864	-1.44
600–645	629	14	130.00–151.00	$143.45	$902	-2.57
650–670	663	3	129.00–135.00	$132.98	$882	+2.97
710–745	728	2	138.00	$138.00	$1,005	+10.74
795	795	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,034	-1.33

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	342	6	186.00–192.00	$189.98	$650	-24.94
365–380 fancy	373	2	207.00	$207.00	$772	—
350–395	375	12	184.00–220.00	$204.46	$767	+7.43
420 fancy	420	1	198.00	$198.00	$832	—
400–445	423	17	180.00–204.00	$189.18	$800	+2.98
450–495	468	15	171.00–182.00	$176.33	$825	-7.67
502–545	526	27	150.00–176.00	$167.33	$880	+0.42
550–595	571	25	142.00–169.00	$160.73	$918	+1.15
605–640	619	18	143.00–160.00	$154.95	$959	+0.85
650–680 fancy	669	4	153.00–157.00	$155.24	$1,039	—
650–696	676	18	140.00–153.00	$145.97	$987	-2.77
730	730	1	131.00	$131.00	$956	-11.03
770–775	773	3	130.00–144.00	$139.32	$1,077	-0.68

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	329	5	167.00–178.00	$172.90	$569	—
350–395	365	11	170.00–190.00	$175.09	$639	-13.80
405–445	430	13	158.00–178.00	$169.65	$729	+5.22
455–490	470	11	155.00–160.00	$157.07	$738	+4.43
500–545	519	7	136.00–152.00	$145.66	$756	-2.36
560–595	576	8	140.00–157.00	$146.98	$847	+1.59
605–645	627	7	120.00–140.00	$127.95	$802	-12.05
660–665	663	2	120.00–125.00	$122.49	$812	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1580	1129	80-85%	93	65.00–80.00	$73.41	$829	-6.56
925–1490	1160	80-85%	135	74.00–86.00	$78.55	$911	—
980–1395	1222	80-85%	52	81.00–93.00	$85.18	$1,041	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1185	948	85-90%	66	55.00–77.00	$65.37	$620	+13.92
760–1175	977	85-90%	53	45.00–71.00	$61.90	$605	-5.28
890–1150	986	85-90%	56	63.00–80.00	$71.93	$709	+4.75

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1540	1370	75-80%	34	65.00–79.00	$75.89	$1,040	-8.36
1210–1625	1376	75-80%	16	85.00–90.00	$87.34	$1,202	+3.09
1115–1695	1411	75-80%	68	71.00–85.00	$80.94	$1,142	+3.52

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1870	1491	15	87.00–100.00	$95.75	$1,428	+1.95
1100–2195	1645	33	94.00–106.00	$101.60	$1,671	—
1475–1980	1759	11	104.00–116.00	$109.31	$1,923	—

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985–1190	1068	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	745.00–995.00	$866.44
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	575.00–823.00	$722.11

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
535–895	724	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	420.00–580.00	$481.92

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1055	996	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	750.00–925.00	$854.87
1035 fancy	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
925–1260	1052	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	865.00–1,125.00	$1,003.15
1120–1410	1279	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	980.00–1,200.00	$1,098.98
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	890.00–1,450.00	$1,223.70
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	750.00–1,125.00	$954.57

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,075.00–1,100.00	$1,084.09
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	650.00–850.00	$694.44
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	875.00–950.00	$918.75

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
785–860	823	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	775.00–900.00	$840.35
895	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	785.00	$785.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1055–1130	1084	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,150.00–1,250.00	$1,182.38	+32.38
1175	1175	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	-23.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,125.00–1,250.00	$1,186.11	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	925.00–1,025.00	$1,005.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865–885	872	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	725.00–1,025.00	$826.53	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	875.00	$875.00	—

↑ Back to top

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.